Slain officer’s tryst with ‘haunted house’
Ludhiana, February 12
A lie by Monica, jittery friends of DSP Balraj Singh Gill who did not inform the police on time, the haunted farmhouse and visiting the place alone by hiding his real identity were some elements that proved fatal for the duo.

Water, sewerage charges
Audit dept pulls up GLADA for poor recovery of arrears
Ludhiana, February 12
There seems to be no end to woes of the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) which is once again under fire from the audit department for the poor recovery of water and sewerage user charges from the residents of Urban Estates Phase I and II in Dugri where accumulated dues now stand at a staggering Rs 1.08 crore.

Candidates plan short trips to hills
Ludhiana, February 12
After a long and hectic election schedule, candidates are planning short vacations to the nearby hill stations. According to the information gathered from certain candidates, some of them are planning to take a day off from their hectic schedules and proceed for short vacations.

Three hurt in road accident
Ludhiana, February 12
Three persons, including two women, were seriously injured after a speeding car hit a motorcycle on the Jalandhar bypass here tonight. Angry residents of Karab Bara later blocked NH-1 for nearly half an hour against police inaction.

Mother-in-law’s killing
Accused arrested
Jagraon, February 12
The ex-serviceman accused of killing his mother-in-law and injuring four other members of his in-laws’ family was arrested by a police team from the Sidhwan Bet police station today.

High price no deterrent for gold buyers
Ludhiana, February 12
With gold jewellery woven into the culture and tradition of Punjab, city households are pulling out all stops and splashing big money on the precious metal this wedding season.

Despite high prices, people continue to buy gold as it is woven in our culture and
tradition. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

3 children get electric shock
Ludhiana, February 12
Three children, including two girls, who were attending a party at Janta Nagar here, received electric shock after coming in contact with an overhead high-tension wire today.

Budget 2012Industry pins high hopes on finance minister
Ludhiana, February 12
With the annual budget drawing near, industry has pinned high hopes on the Finance Minister and expects that while presenting budget the FM will take care of their aspirations. Here is a wish list of Ludhiana industry pertaining to taxes and what they want for their individual trade.

Sahnewal-Kohara road cries for attention
Sahnewal, February 12
The Sahnewal-Kohara road is in a dilapidated condition. This road is treaded upon by thousands of vehicles, ranging from two-wheelers to heavy commercial vehicles.

The Sahnewal-Kohara road in a dilapidated condition. Photo by writer

MC ‘fails’ to get land for shooting range vacated from encroachers
Ludhiana, February 12
The members of a local NGO, Maha Sabha Ludhiana, and the District Rifle Association (DRA) have said the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has failed to get the land, where an indoor shooting range is to be set up, vacated from encroachers. This shooting range is to come up on 5,500 sq yards at Sunet village here.

Mannequins undergo evolution!
A man standing inside a mall started saying to a woman that her face is familiar to his. She was taken aback when the man after a double take said mannequin in the mall had been modeled after her.

Teachers demand review of CCE system
Ludhiana, February 12
Government school teachers are not satisfied with the current model of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) system. Teachers are demanding to review the CCE model adopted by the Punjab education department. Fed up with this system, some teachers are even asking students to fill grades at their own in the weekly CCE sheet.

Bonanza of activities at GGN Khalsa College
Ludhiana, February 12
A multi-activity event, GGN Bonanza-2012, was organised for college and senior secondary school students at GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana, today. Eighteen activities, including quiz, commerce expo, poster making, power-point presentation, poem recitation, spellathon, creative writing, debate, group discussion, poem recitation, creative writing, debate, group discussion, were held during the mega event.

Education dept in dire straits
Ludhiana, February 12
During the recent Assembly elections in the state, certain parties had assured the youth that they would get laptops free of cost after they come to power, but far from this rosy picture, the State Education Department has been facing a severe cash crunch.

Vibhushit adjudged Mr Ectopia
Ludhiana, February 12
Undergraduate medical students of 2007 batch were declared the overall winners in a cultural festival, “Ectopia-2012”, which concluded yesterday evening at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Girls present a dance on the concluding day of Ectopia-2012 in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Urinary incontinence on the rise among women
Ludhiana, February 12
The problem of urinary incontinence is on increase among women, but a majority of women conceal it even when they visit a gynaecologist. This was stated by Dr Meena Dass, consultant uro-gynaecologist at the Barnsley NHS Hospital Trust, UK, who visited the department of urology at CMCH recently.

550 examined at medical camp
Ludhiana, February 12
Aashiq-E-Khwaja Society
in association with homoeopaths began a series of free homoeopathic medical camps on Sunday at Baba Ram Singh Avenue, the Ferozepur road octroi post.

Concern over drug addiction expressed
Ludhiana, February 12
The International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) and Educational Welfare Committee (EWC) expressed their concern over the increasing
trend of drug addiction in Punjab.

Now, theme-based showrooms
Ludhiana, February 12
There is a road with a speed-breaker and helmets hanging from the roof. And then you come across people wearing reflective material. They are the salespersons. The interior design of the showroom is based on the theme of a garage. Another showroom has jeans hanging from chains.

‘NCC should be made compulsory’
Ludhiana, February 12
Cadets who attended the national cadet corps (NCC) camps vouch for the fact that attending these camps was a good learning experience.

NCC cadets undergoing training at a camp. tribune file photo

Appeal for sick
Ludhiana, February 12
Ajay Kumar, a resident of Fatehganj Mohalla, here needs financial help as he is under treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital.

Veggies prices zoom
Ludhiana, February 12
Prices of vegetables have seen an upward trend. Prices of peas and carrots have gone up, while summer vegetables, which have started arriving in the market, are also priced highly.

Minor held with psychotropic drugs
Khamano, February 12
The Khamano police has arrested a minor with a large quantity of intoxicants during a naka on Friday. According to SHO Khamano, Rajwinder Singh, the police has laid a naka near Manela village.

Four held for theft
Ludhiana, February 12
With the arrest of four persons, the city police has claimed to have busted a gang of thieves which was behind a series of thefts that took place in the recent past.

BSF Hockey Club clinch Bhagwant Memorial Gold Cup
Kilaraipur,
February 12
Defying gender and age differences, ruralites, including youth, children and
veterans, exhibited tremendous strength and spirit of adventurism by displaying
scintillating dexterity in both traditional and conventional sports as the 76th
edition of the Kilaraipur Rural Sports Festival concluded on a colourful note at
the Grewal Sports Stadium here today.Gurnam Singh lifts a bicycle with the help of his teeth at Kila Raipur Rural Sports Festival near Ludhiana on
Sunday.Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

PCA trials to select bowlers today
Ludhiana, February 12
The Team India’s dismal performance in Australia recently has disappointed the
fans back home. The debacle has forced the cricket governing authorities here to
chalk out comprehensive plans to improve the bowling skills, as this department
found wanting miserably in the Test series against Australia as well as England.